Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 16:20:06 -0500 From: "Chris Collins" <collins@collins-ca.com> To: Andreas Kohn <andreas.kohn@gmx.net>, Chris Collins <collins@collins-ca.com> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: system power profile Message-ID: <20030807210858.M72540@collins-ca.com> In-Reply-To: <1060258006.368.7.camel@klamath.ankon.homeip.net> References: <20030804.203037.60924487.imp@bsdimp.com> <Pine.BSF.4.44.0308050624360.33121-100000@paprika.michvhf.com> <20030807041519.M28408@collins-ca.com> <1060258006.368.7.camel@klamath.ankon.homeip.net>
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That seems to work.. Thanks but not without a reboot... As for the FN key they don't work... Is there a key special key mapping that I need to do... ? Chris On Thu, 07 Aug 2003 14:06:46 +0200, Andreas Kohn wrote > Am Thu, 2003-08-07 um 06.23 schrieb Chris Collins: > > Hello > > > > I have been running 5.1-stable on my Vaio 505GL for about a week now and > > things are working great. I am still trying to figure out a few things that > > hopefully some of you can help me with. > > > > I have noticed that when my laptop boots is selects a system power profile > > 'economy' and I have also noticed a few times it has changed to profile > > 'performance'. My question is how can I define what these profiles are and > > how can I select them manually myself. > The economy profile is selected when your laptop runs on battery > power, the performance profile when it is running on AC. (Some BIOS > may allow to select the profile preference also) > > You can use the hw.acpi.cpu.economy_speed and .performance_speed sysctl > to select the amount of CPU throttling. The hw.acpi.cpu.current_speed > contains the current speed :) and .max_speed contains the highest > possible value. > > Select the profile by unplugging/plugging-in your AC connector *g > > > > > The second thing that I cannot seem to figure out is how to change the screen > > brightness. Can somebody point me in the right direction, I am not sure where > > to even begin. > Your laptop should provide controls for that (mine has Fn+F[7-10] to > change brightness and contrast) > > HTH, > -- > Andreas Kohn <andreas.kohn@gmx.net>
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